We had the (near) perfect plan for kid-sitting so we could attend my company’s holiday party on Friday: we were going to swap turns with another family whose company party was Saturday night. My youngest daughter was acting sluggish Thursday night, a sure sign of imminent malaise. The other family was okay with exposing their […]
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Cascade Bicycle Club has a new High Performance Cycling “program” for cyclists who like to ride fast, hard, far, and climb hills. Claire Petersky beat me to the obvious counter-suggestion: Is there also going to be a Low Performance Cycling Open House, for cyclists who want to lollygag and dawdle? This would teach skills in
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Interloper update: we caught two in January. Another was trapped in March, indicative of a new hole (now fixed). Since then, there’s been no new activity in the crawlspace. In July, a fourth one made an ill-timed visit to the bait trap, only to have the next door neighbors’ cat go medieval on it. The
I’m unable to attend my 20th high school reunion. For those who venture over this way, here’s the last twenty years, in brief.
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My spider sense told me that my 20-year high school reunion was lurking in the shadows. I found a sealed box with what I assume is my collection of high school baubles and ribbons signifiying my my achievement in the field of excellence. When my kids are old enough to appreciate how much of an
After a conspicuous absence, Debbie recounted her recent experience with her dentist, Dr. Lecter . (I’m glad you’re back, Deb!) My dentist visit was much more benign. I started scheduling my checkups for obscenely in the morning so when I was done, I’d already be “down the hill,” ready for the commute to work. I
My birthday’s coming up this week and, for the first time in a decade, I’m in moderately neutral spirits, which is actually a substantial improvement. I’ve considered this relative to my life/age milestones: